GMO and Monsanto Roundup: Glyphosate Weedkiller in our Food and Water? | Global Research

GMO and Monsanto Roundup: Glyphosate Weedkiller in our Food and Water? | Global Research

“Historians may look back and write about how willing we are to sacrifice our children and jeopardize future generations with a massive experiment that is based on false promises and flawed science just to benefit the bottom line of a commercial enterprise.” So said Don Huber in referring to the use of glyphosate and genetically modified crops. Huber was speaking at Organic Connections conference in Regina, Canada, late 2012.

Huber is an emeritus professor in
plant pathology at Purdue University in the US and has worked with the
Department of Homeland Security to reduce the impact of plant disease
outbreaks. His words are well worth bearing in mind given that a new
study commissioned by Friends of the Earth Europe (FoE) and GM Freeze
has found that people in 18 countries across Europe have been found to
have traces of glyphosate in their urine (1).

Friends of
the Earth Europe commissioned laboratory tests on urine samples from
volunteers in 18 countries across Europe and found that on average 44
percent of samples contained glyphosate. The proportion of positive
samples varied between countries, with Malta, Germany, the UK and Poland
having the most positive tests, and lower levels detected in Macedonia
and Switzerland. All the volunteers who provided samples live in cities,
and none had handled or used glyphosate products in the run-up to the
tests.